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Evidence Guide: PMASUP540 - Analyse equipment performance

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PMASUP540 - Analyse equipment performance

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Determine theoretical performance

  1. Identify item of plant or equipment to be analysed
  2. Locate and interpret design specification
  3. Identify process materials being, or to be, processed during verification trial
  4. Determine process material properties under process conditions
  5. Calculate theoretical performance of components with that material under those conditions
Identify item of plant or equipment to be analysed

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Locate and interpret design specification

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Identify process materials being, or to be, processed during verification trial

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Determine process material properties under process conditions

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Calculate theoretical performance of components with that material under those conditions

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Conduct trial

  1. Design verification trial to be compatible with theoretical analysis
  2. Determine measurements needed from trial to yield required data
  3. Select equipment suitable to give required measurements
  4. Arrange for verification trial with relevant process personnel
  5. Set up required measurement equipment
  6. Supervise trial and ensure trial conditions are appropriate
  7. Collect trial data for analysis
Design verification trial to be compatible with theoretical analysis

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Determine measurements needed from trial to yield required data

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Select equipment suitable to give required measurements

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Arrange for verification trial with relevant process personnel

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Set up required measurement equipment

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Supervise trial and ensure trial conditions are appropriate

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Collect trial data for analysis

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Verify performance of plant/equipment

  1. Compare theoretical with actual performance
  2. Determine significance of variation between theoretical and actual performance
  3. Investigate any suspicious results and take action
Compare theoretical with actual performance

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Determine significance of variation between theoretical and actual performance

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Investigate any suspicious results and take action

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Recommend required action

  1. Determine action to bring performance to desired level
  2. Initiate the corrective action in accordance with company procedures
  3. Determine measures to increase equipment productivity
  4. Re-check performance after corrective action is implemented
Determine action to bring performance to desired level

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Initiate the corrective action in accordance with company procedures

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Determine measures to increase equipment productivity

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Re-check performance after corrective action is implemented

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Determine theoretical performance

1.1

Identify item of plant or equipment to be analysed

1.2

Locate and interpret design specification

1.3

Identify process materials being, or to be, processed during verification trial

1.4

Determine process material properties under process conditions

1.5

Calculate theoretical performance of components with that material under those conditions

2

Conduct trial

2.1

Design verification trial to be compatible with theoretical analysis

2.2

Determine measurements needed from trial to yield required data

2.3

Select equipment suitable to give required measurements

2.4

Arrange for verification trial with relevant process personnel

2.5

Set up required measurement equipment

2.6

Supervise trial and ensure trial conditions are appropriate

2.7

Collect trial data for analysis

3

Verify performance of plant/equipment

3.1

Compare theoretical with actual performance

3.2

Determine significance of variation between theoretical and actual performance

3.3

Investigate any suspicious results and take action

4

Recommend required action

4.1

Determine action to bring performance to desired level

4.2

Initiate the corrective action in accordance with company procedures

4.3

Determine measures to increase equipment productivity

4.4

Re-check performance after corrective action is implemented

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Determine theoretical performance

1.1

Identify item of plant or equipment to be analysed

1.2

Locate and interpret design specification

1.3

Identify process materials being, or to be, processed during verification trial

1.4

Determine process material properties under process conditions

1.5

Calculate theoretical performance of components with that material under those conditions

2

Conduct trial

2.1

Design verification trial to be compatible with theoretical analysis

2.2

Determine measurements needed from trial to yield required data

2.3

Select equipment suitable to give required measurements

2.4

Arrange for verification trial with relevant process personnel

2.5

Set up required measurement equipment

2.6

Supervise trial and ensure trial conditions are appropriate

2.7

Collect trial data for analysis

3

Verify performance of plant/equipment

3.1

Compare theoretical with actual performance

3.2

Determine significance of variation between theoretical and actual performance

3.3

Investigate any suspicious results and take action

4

Recommend required action

4.1

Determine action to bring performance to desired level

4.2

Initiate the corrective action in accordance with company procedures

4.3

Determine measures to increase equipment productivity

4.4

Re-check performance after corrective action is implemented

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include the ability to:

design and implement verification trial appropriate to the plant/equipment, theoretical analysis and required data

undertake theoretical/mathematical and practical analysis of the process

recommended changes that are justified based on the comparison of trial and theoretical data

calculate equipment and component performance from the design specification

determine equipment and design performance from practical trials

determine the 'limiting component' in the performance of an item of equipment or a process

determine possible performance of an item of equipment/process if practical improvements were made to the 'limiting item'

predict interactions between materials, equipment and process and their impacts on performance.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates sufficient knowledge to interact with relevant personnel and be able to analyse equipment performance, including knowledge of:

methods of identifying and calculating theoretical performance

ways of trialling, trial design and implementation

methods of data analysis to determine trial outcomes

methods of interpreting information deduced from trial data

all items on a schematic (e.g. piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) and process flow diagrams (PFDs) of the system and the function and principles of operation of each

systems operating parameters

system integrity limits

process control philosophies and strategies

process parameters and limits

product specifications and tolerances

principles of operation of plant/equipment

science (e.g. physics, chemistry and biochemistry) relevant to process and materials

organisation procedures

duty of care obligations

hierarchy of control.

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Regulatory framework

The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following:

legislative requirements, including work health and safety (WHS)

industry codes of practice and guidelines

environmental regulations and guidelines

Australian and other standards

licence and certification requirements

All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment (HSE) requirements, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between performance criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence.

Procedures

All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures.

Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, include one or more of the following:

emergency procedures

work instructions

standard operating procedures (SOPs)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

formulas/recipes

batch sheets

temporary instructions

any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant